2 ms·
Very interesting suggestion! I must however point out that near monitoring of bees should not be based on wireless tech. There are now numerous studies showing
by Gnarl 3y ago
Very interesting suggestion! I must however point out that near monitoring of bees should not be based on wireless tech. There are now numerous studies showing that bees exhibit avoidance reactions to active phone and WiFi signals (think: colony collapse, hive abandonment). Probably an effect mediated via their high magnetic field sensitivity. For starters, see: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13592-011-0016-x.pdf https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13592-011-001...
- david-gpu 3y agoThe methodology in the study you link is suspect. Instead of changing just one variable, whether the phones had their batteries on or off, they changed other parameters. For instance, in one branch of the experiment the experimenters introduced a radio loudspeaker 60cm from the hive. This is particularly problematic when the measurement they used to determine the status of the bees was --wait for it-- sound. I also saw nothing done in the experiment to separate whether the observed effects were caused by vibration, noise, or electromagnetic effects. I sincerely read it with an open mind, but it doesn't look like a well-designed study.
- Gnarl 3y agoThanks for looking. That was for starters. A pilot study. There's much more there. A selection: "Electromagnetic radiation of mobile telecommunication antennas affects the abundance and composition of wild pollinators" https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/catalog/5196373 https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/catalog/5196373 "Exposure to cell phone radiations produces biochemical changes in worker honey bees" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052591/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052591/ "Distribution, diversity and abundance of some insects around a telecommunication mast in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria" https://bnrc.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42269-021-00683-y https://bnrc.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42269-021-00... "Electromagnetic radiation as an emerging driver factor for the decline of insects" (review) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720384461 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00489... "Biological effects of electromagnetic fields on insects" (review) https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Thill_Review_Insects_2020_Engl.pdf https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Thill_Review_Insects_... "Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, part 1. Rising ambient EMF levels in the environment" (review) https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-0026/html https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-00... "Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 2 impacts: how species interact with natural and man-made EMF" (review) https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-0050/html https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-00... "Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 3. Exposure standards, public policy, laws, and future directions" (review) https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-0083/html https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-00...